Yalgorup Plain (Pleistocene of Australia)

Where: Western Australia, Australia (32.7° S, 115.6° E: paleocoordinates 32.6° S, 115.6° E)

• coordinate stated in text

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Tims Thicket/Kooallup Limestone Formation, Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

• lower and middle parts of the Tims Thicket and Kooallup Limestones, previously part of the Tamala Limestone

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: shallow subtidal; grainstone

• seagrass bank
• shelly/bioturbated calcarenite

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: V. Semeniuk. 1995. New Pleistocene and Holocene stratigraphic units in the Yalgorup Plain area, southern Swan Costal Plain. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 78:67-79 [W. Kiessling/U. Merkel]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 96708: authorized by Wolfgang Kiessling, entered by Uta Merkel on 29.06.2010

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

unclassified
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Bivalvia
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
 Ostreida - Ostreidae
Saccostrea cuccullata Born 1778 oyster
 Ostreida - Pteriidae
Electroma georgiana pearl oyster
 Ostreida - Pinnidae
Pinna sp. Linnaeus 1758 oyster
 Pectinida - Pectinoidae
Chlamys asperrimus Lamarck 1819 scallop
 Arcida - Glycymerididae
 Carditida - Crassatellidae
Eucrassatella sp. Iredale 1924 clam
 Thraciida - Thraciidae
 Cardiida - Tellinidae
"Tellina tenuilirata" = Semelangulus tenuilirata
"Tellina tenuilirata" = Semelangulus tenuilirata Sowerby 1867 Fine-ridged Tellen
 Cardiida - Donacidae
 Cardiida - Mesodesmatidae
 Cardiida - Mactridae
 Cardiida - Veneridae
Irus distans venus clam
Gomphina undulosa venus clam
Tawera coelata venus clam
Tawera lagopus venus clam
Chione cardioides venus clam
 Cardiida - Montacutidae
Mysella sp. Angas 1877 clam
 Lucinida - Lucinidae
Divalucina cumingi Adams and Angas 1863 clam
Callucina lacteola Tate 1897 clam
Gastropoda
 Opisthobranchia - Haminoeidae
 Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae
Acteocina sp. Gray 1847 barrel-bubble
 Opisthobranchia - Bullidae
 Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae
Syrnola sp. Adams 1860 snail
 Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae
"Calyptraea calyptraeformis" = Bostrycapulus calyptraeformis
"Calyptraea calyptraeformis" = Bostrycapulus calyptraeformis Deshayes 1830 slipper shell
 Sorbeoconcha - Hipponicidae
Hipponix conicus Schumacher 1817 hoof shell
 Neogastropoda - Costellariidae
Vexillum marrowi ribbed mitre
 Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Bedeva paivae Crosse 1864 murex snail
 Neogastropoda - Olividae
"Oliva australis" = Oliva (Strephona) australis
"Oliva australis" = Oliva (Strephona) australis Duclos 1835 olive snail
 Neogastropoda - Ancillariidae
 Neogastropoda - Conidae
Conus anemone cone shell
 Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae
"Mangelia sp." = Cythara (Mangelia)
"Mangelia sp." = Cythara (Mangelia) Loven 1846 snail
 Neogastropoda - Columbellidae
Pyrene scripta Lamarck 1822 snail
"Zafra vercoi" = Anachis (Zafra) snail
 Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Eratoidae
 Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae
Tanea sagittata moon snail
Natica sp. Scopoli 1777 moon snail
"Notocochlis gualteriana" = Natica gualteriana Récluz 1843 moon snail
Polinices conicus Lamarck 1822 moon snail
 Cerithioidea - Cerithiidae
Bittium granarium cerith snail
 Trochoidea - Trochidae
Thalotia conica Gray 1827 top snail
Thalotia chlorostoma Menke 1843 top snail
Leiopyrga octona top snail
Phasianotrochus bellulus Dunker 1845 top snail
Cantharidus sp. Monfort 1810 top snail
Clanculus sp. Monfort 1810 top snail
 Trochoidea - Turbinidae
"Turbo intercostalis" = Turbo (Marmarostoma) intercostalis Menke 1829 snail
 Trochoidea - Phasianellidae
 Lepetellida - Fissurellidae
Amblychilepas oblonga Menke 1843 snail
  -
 Patellida - Acmaeidae
 Patellida - Lottiidae
"Collisella onychitis" = Lottia
"Collisella onychitis" = Lottia limpet
 Ptenoglossa - Thaididae
Drupa sp. Röding 1798 snail